Lingaku困る【こまる】
Frequency rank: 477.
- to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
- to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
- to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 困る【こまる】Frequency rank: 477.
- こまるFrequency rank: 14,607. – 14,650.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Person] has difficulty with [Situation]
[Person] is at a loss with [Things]
[Person] is stumped by [Options]
[Person] is embarrassed by [Emotion]
[Person] is bothered by [Problem]
[Person] is inconvenienced by [Condition]
He is inconvenienced by the traffic jam
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed
- to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed
- to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances
This meaning of 困る is used to express being in a challenging or inconvenient situation.
I was at a loss and couldn't answer his question.
困る in this sense is used when someone feels bothered, inconvenienced, or annoyed.
This meaning of 困る indicates being in a tough financial situation.
Generated collocations (experimental)
こまる困ることto be troubledこまっている困っているto be in troubleこんなん困難をのりこえる乗り越えるto overcome difficultiesこまる困るじたい事態troubled situationこまる困るじょうきょう状況difficult situationこんなん困難なもんだい問題difficult problemこまりはてる困り果てるto be completely troubledたすけ助けをもとめる求めるto ask for helpおかねお金にこまる困るto be short of moneyこまった困ったかお顔をするto make a troubled faceこんわく困惑するto be bewilderedきをつかう気を使うto be considerate (to avoid troubling someone)こまる困るりゆう理由reason for troubleこまりごと困りごとtroubled matter
Generated related terms (experimental)
こまる困る【こまる】
To be troubled or to have difficulty, often used when one is in a difficult situation or feels at a loss.
わずらわしい煩わしい【わずらわしい】
To be bothersome or annoying; describes something that causes inconvenience or frustration.
Commuting every day is bothersome.
むずかしい難しい【むずかしい】
Refers to something that is difficult to understand or achieve; implies a challenge that may cause trouble.
To be perplexed or confused; indicates a state of being at a loss due to an unexpected situation.
To struggle or have a hard time, often used to describe the challenges one faces.
Example sentences
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I polished for all I was worth. The trouble is that my stock of low-grade gems was surprisingly low.
If you're with me as a staff officer, then I need you to bring a sense of danger with you to your work.
Bit of a worry with the way she dotes on her brother, isn't it?
I got the sack but I've a little saved up, so for the time being I won't be troubled by living expenses.
Yoshiki was hard up and asked Goro to lend him 20,000 yen.
Mom was at a loss about what to do with the mess.
Taken by surprise, I was at a loss for what to answer.